Quite a lineup on nuclear weapons in today's @washingtonpost Outlook section!
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Replying to @Joshua_Pollack @washingtonpost
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@vermontgmg on the deep, ingrained reluctance to order a nuclear first strike:https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/would-the-president-actually-order-the-use-of-nuclear-weapons/2017/08/18/a7ff0ed8-837d-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html?utm_term=.9d967f9e3815 …9 replies 3 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @Joshua_Pollack @WardHayesWilson and
In both cases, Trump can easily be a counter-example if you want him to be. Not clear he has Truman's taboo. Not clear he cares about allies
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Replying to @wellerstein @Joshua_Pollack and
They (taboo and deterrence) are unmeasurable, untestable, and not scientific in any serious sense.
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Replying to @WardHayesWilson @Joshua_Pollack and
Whether deterrence as a strategy "works" — e.g. achieves results — can be measured in some forms.
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Replying to @wellerstein @Joshua_Pollack and
what technology exists for measuring inside someone’s head? Or do you mean guessing based on behavior?
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One can have a discussion on the epistemology of measurement, but I don't think that will help your argument here. Huge issue in phil of sci
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